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Which response best describes the boundaries of the territories of Kansas and Nebraska?
A. The boundaries were drawn by the current governors of Kansas and Nebraska.
B. The boundaries were drawn by the current president, Franklin Pierce.
C. The boundaries were created by existing state lines.
D. The boundaries were based on specific parallels as well as existing states, territories, and rivers.
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D. The boundaries were based on specific parallels as well as existing states, territories, and rivers.
(Under the Kansas–Nebraska Act and related legislation the territories’ borders were defined by lines of latitude/longitude and by neighboring state/territory lines and rivers, not by governors or a single president.)
(Under the Kansas–Nebraska Act and related legislation the territories’ borders were defined by lines of latitude/longitude and by neighboring state/territory lines and rivers, not by governors or a single president.)
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